• Resting energy expenditure and related factors in 6- to 9-year-old Southern African children of diverse population groups 

  Pretorius, Adeline; Wood, Paola Silvia; Becker, Piet J.; Wenhold, F.A.M. (Friedeburg Anna Maria) (MDPI, 2021-06)

  Lower resting energy expenditure (REE) may partially explain the disproportionate prevalence of overweight/obesity among black African women. As no previous studies have investigated the REE of Southern African (South. ...
• Areas of delay related to prolonged length of stay in an emergency department of an academic hospital in South Africa 

  Mashao, Kapari Constance; Heyns, Tanya; White, Zelda (Elsevier, 2021-06)

  INTRODUCTION: Globally, length of stay of patients in emergency departments remains a challenge. Remaining in the emergency department for >12 h increases health care costs, morbidity and mortality rates and leads ...
• Factors related to resting energy expenditure and physical activity of 6–9-year old children in two primary schools in the City of Tshwane metropolitan area 

  Pretorius, Adeline (University of Pretoria, 2020-12)

  A lower resting energy expenditure (REE) has been suggested to partially explain the disproportionate prevalence of overweight/obesity among black African women, yet no studies have investigated the REE of South African ...
• Stakeholders’ perceptions of dietary and related self-management challenges and education programme preferences for type 2 diabetes adults 

  Muchiri, Jane Wanjiku; Gericke, Gerda J.; Rheeder, Paul (MedPharm Publications, 2019)

  OBJECTIVE : To inform the adaptation of an intervention from a primary healthcare setting to a tertiary setting, the dietary and related self-management challenges and education programme preferences of adults with type ...
• Considerations for the design of nutrition-sensitive production programmes in rural South Africa 

  Hendriks, Sheryl L.; Viljoen, A.; Marais, D. (Diana); Wenhold, F.A.M. (Friedeburg Anna Maria); McIntyre, Angela Margret; Ngidi, Mjabuliseni S.; Annandale, J.G. (John George), 1959-; Kalaba, Mmatlou W.; Stewart, D. (BioMed Central, 2020-09)

  BACKGROUND: Very little has been researched about the efficacy, effectiveness, feasibility, sustainability and impact of food-based approaches on the diets and nutritional status of populations at risk of hunger and food ...
• Aspalathin from Aspalathus linearis (rooibos) reduces osteoclast activity and increases osteoblast activity in vitro 

  Sagar, Travers; Kasonga, Abe E.; Baschant, Ulrike; Rauner, Martina; Moosa, Shaakirah; Marais, Sumari; Kruger, Marlena C.; Coetzee, Magdalena (Elsevier, 2020-01)

  Bone remodelling in a healthy body is in constant balance, maintaining an adaptive and robust skeletal system. In osteoporosis this balance is disrupted with the rates of osteoclastic bone resorption exceeding osteoblastic bone ...
• In-hospital growth of very low birth weight preterm infants : comparative effectiveness of two human milk fortifiers 

  Kemp, Johanna Elizabeth (University of Pretoria, 2020)

  The protein content of the only human milk fortifier available in South Africa was increased in 2017. The Original fortifier (OF) and the Reformulated fortifier (RF) provided similar energy. This study aimed to prospectively ...
• Developing an impedance based equation for fat-free mass of black preadolescent South African children 

  Van Zyl, Amanda; White, Zelda; Ferreira, Johannes Theodorus; Wenhold, F.A.M. (Friedeburg Anna Maria) (MDPI Open Access Journals, 2019-08)

  Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a practical alternative to dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for determining body composition in children. Currently, there are no population specific equations available ...
• Adapting a diabetes nutrition education programme for adults with type 2 diabetes from a primary to tertiary healthcare setting 

  Muchiri, Jane Wanjiku; Gericke, Gerda J.; Rheeder, Paul (NISC (Pty), Medpharm Publications, and Informa UK Limited, 2021)

  OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to adapt a diabetes nutrition education programme (NEP) developed for a primary healthcare setting for implementation in a tertiary healthcare setting. This manuscript describes ...
• Caregivers’ perceptions of household hunger and adequacy of dietary intake in a resource limited community in the Bronkhorstspruit District (Gauteng) 

  Mathye, Risuna; Gericke, Gerda J. (African Scholary Science Communications Trust, 2019-06)

  This paper describes households’ perceptions of hunger and adequacy of dietary intake by caregivers. A descriptive cross-sectional study in the quantitative research paradigm was conducted to collect data from caregivers ...
• Bone health, body composition, and vitamin D status of black preadolescent children in South Africa 

  White, Zelda; White, Samantha; Dalvie, Tasneem; Kruger, Marlena C.; Van Zyl, Amanda; Becker, Piet J. (MDPI Publishing, 2019-05-31)

  Optimal bone health is important in children to reduce the risk of osteoporosis later in life. Both body composition and vitamin D play an important role in bone health. This study aimed to describe bone health, body ...
• A contextual nutrition education program improves nutrition knowledge and attitudes of South African teachers and learners 

  Kupolati, Mojisola D.; MacIntyre, Una Elizabeth; Gericke, Gerda J.; Becker, Piet J. (Frontiers Media, 2019-09-18)

  BACKGROUND : Evaluating the impact of a nutrition education program could provide insight into the effectiveness of an intervention. Researchers tested the hypothesis that a theory-based contextual nutrition education ...
• The association between anthropometric measures and physical performance in black adults of the North West Province, South Africa 

  Mamphwe, Phumudzo; Kruger, Herculina S.; Moss, Sarah J.; Cockeran, Marike; Ricci, Cristian; Ukegbu, Patricia O.; Kruger, Iolanthe M. (Wiley, 2020-03)

  OBJECTIVE : This study investigated associations between anthropometric measures and physical performance in black South African adults. It was hypothesized that noninvasive, simple anthropometric measurements, such as ...
• A nutrition education programme improves quality of life but not anthropometric status of adults living with HIV in Abeokuta, Nigeria 

  Bello, Temitope K.; Gericke, Gerda J.; MacIntyre, Una Elizabeth; Becker, Piet J. (Cambridge University Press, 2019-05-14)

  OBJECTIVE : The focus of interventions for adults living with HIV (ALH) in Nigeria has been mostly on prevention and provision of antiretroviral therapy (ART) with little consideration to nutrition-related matters. ...
• A theory-based contextual nutrition education manual enhanced nutrition teaching skill 

  Kupolati, Mojisola D.; MacIntyre, Una Elizabeth; Gericke, Gerda J. (Frontiers Media, 2018-05-29)

  BACKGROUND : A theory-based contextual nutrition education manual (NEM) may enhance effective teaching of nutrition in schools. School nutrition education should lead to the realization of such benefits as improved health, ...
• Comparison between food-to-food fortification of pearl millet porridge with moringa leaves and baobab fruit and with adding ascorbic and citric acid on iron, zinc and other mineral bioaccessibility 

  Adetola, Oluyimika Yanmife; Kruger, Johanita; White, Zelda; Taylor, J.R.N. (John Reginald Nuttall) (Elsevier, 2019-06)

  Mineral deficiencies remain high in Africa, especially in rural communities subsisting on monotonous cereal-based diets. The effects of adding locally available plant foodstuffs rich in minerals, namely moringa leaf powder ...
• Development, implementation, and process evaluation of a theory-based nutrition education programme for adults living with HIV in Abeokuta, Nigeria 

  Bello, Temitope K.; Gericke, Gerda J.; MacIntyre, Una Elizabeth (Frontiers Media, 2019-03-12)

  INTRODUCTION : Healthy diets play a role in the management and care for adults living with HIV/AIDS (ALH). Appropriate nutrition education (NE) is necessary to equip ALH with relevant knowledge and skills for healthy ...
• Body composition and intake of nutrients associated with bone metabolism in young adolescents in a peri-urban setting 

  Fourie, M.; Gericke, Gerda J.; Kruger, M.C. (NISC (Pty) Ltd, Medpharm Publications, and Informa UK Limited, 2019)

  OBJECTIVE : The aim was to describe the anthropometry, bone mineral content (BMC), bone mineral density (BMD), dietary calcium intake and 25(OH)D3 levels in 11- and 12-year-old children in a peri-urban area. DESIGN : A ...
• Twelve tips for supervisors to move towards person-centered research supervision in health care sciences 

  Heyns, Tanya; Bresser, Philppa Lynn; Buys, Tania; Coetzee, Isabella M.; Korkie, Elzette; White, Zelda; McCormack, Brendan (Taylor and Francis, 2019)

  The research supervisory role is becoming increasingly complex due to issues such as diversity of students; mismatched expectations between the student, supervisor and higher education institution and shorter and specific ...
• Free fatty acid receptor 4-β-arrestin 2 pathway mediates the effects of different classes of unsaturated fatty acids in osteoclasts and osteoblasts 

  Kasonga, Abe E.; Kruger, Marlena C.; Coetzee, Magdalena (Elsevier, 2019-03)

  Bone is a dynamic tissue that is constantly remodelled by bone resorbing osteoclasts and bone forming osteoblasts, respectively. A breakdown in the remodelling process underlies several bone diseases such as osteoporosis. ...

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